LAWS 2502 Chapter 3: Chapter 3.doc
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Judicial control is administrated directly through the courts of law. Internal controls operate within the executive branch of government itself: some regulatory authorities have specific statutory provisions that provide for, most of the quasi-judicial and regulatory authorities and crown corporations lack direct hierarchical control over their decisions. Internal controls offer a number of distinctive strengths. Miscellaneous controls: apart from the ultimate constraints of the charter and other parts of the. Aim and function: the general aim of judicial control is to help ensure that administrative action is carried out fairly without interfering unduly with administrative efficiency. Judicial control must be limited control: there are four basic forms of judicial control: judicial review, constitutional control, judicial appeal and the action for damages. Judicial review is an examination of a decision of a public authority to determine if it was authorized by statute.